157th Street & 26th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 157th Street and 26th Avenue is in Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. St Mel Catholic Academy is 730 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 29 Av/158 St, is 1,120 feet away for the Q16, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them religious buildings. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 29 Av/158 St, 1,120 feet away, for the Q16.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 29 Av/158 St Q161,120 feetQ16
Next buses at this stop
- Q16 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 157-30 Willets Point Boulevard Gas station0.4 miles
- 12-30 Clintonville Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers1.2 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11354
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 19
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing
- Elevation
- 64 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1940 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 70 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in August 2017, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 26th Avenue
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 park
- 1 recreation center
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- St Mel Catholic Academy School730 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bowne Park920 feet
Houses of worship
- St Mels RC Church House of worship780 feet
Community centers and public services
- Bowne Park Recreation Center1,280 feet
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 157th Street & 27th Avenue 260 feet
- 157th Street & 25th Drive 260 feet
- 157th Street & 28th Avenue 520 feet
- 157th Street & 25th Avenue 520 feet
- 28th Avenue & 158th Street 780 feet
- 28th Avenue & 156th Street 780 feet
- 157th Street & 24th Road 780 feet
- 160th Street & 26th Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along 157th Street or 26th Avenue.